Industry Buzz

Want to stay up to date with what’s happening in the hosting industry but don’t have time to scroll through dozens of blogs, forums, and social media profiles? Industry Buzz is your one-stop hub for the latest updates, news, and events from across the hosting and tech world.

Our feed automatically aggregates posts from social media and RSS channels of hosting companies and software providers, giving you a real-time overview of what’s buzzing in the industry. From new product launches and tech trends to insightful discussions from experts - you’ll find it all here, without having to browse half the internet.

This week

July 10, 2026 ICANN extends Registration Service Provider application deadline to August 12.
@Domain Name Wire
July 10, 2026 Scaleway integrates Qarnot HPC technology into cloud platform.
@Data Center Dynamics
July 10, 2026 Cloudflare extends Smart Tiered Cache to public cloud origins.
@Cloudflare
July 10, 2026 Patchstack expands NodeJS vulnerability protection across web hosting partners.
@Patchstack
July 10, 2026 MariaDB 13.1 adds BLOB, TEXT, JSON support to HEAP engine.
@MariaDB
July 10, 2026 CoreDNS releases update improving DNS transport security and operational reliability.
@CoreDNS
July 9, 2026 Elegant Themes releases CSS Grid Editor for Divi 5.
@Elegant Themes
July 9, 2026 Hivelocity launches Streaming Bundle with flat bandwidth pricing and DDoS protection.
@HIVELOCITY
July 9, 2026 WordPress releases 7.0.1 maintenance update with 31 bug fixes.
@WordPress.org
July 9, 2026 Google Cloud announces Cloud Run sandboxes for secure untrusted code execution.
@Google Cloud
July 9, 2026 Meta secures 1 GW Alberta campus with advance power and transmission agreements.
@Data Center Knowledge
July 9, 2026 Atom syndicates domain listings to Dynadot platform.
@Domain Name Wire
July 9, 2026 Cloudflare targets 2029 for full post-quantum cryptography deployment.
@Cloudflare
July 9, 2026 Pressable expands MCP server with new WordPress management tools.
@Pressable
July 9, 2026 BunnyCDN adds DNS management to bunny.net CLI tool.
@BunnyCDN
July 9, 2026 Douglas County commissioners reject EdgeConneX-linked data center affiliate.
@Data Center Dynamics
July 9, 2026 WP Rocket 3.23 adds MCP access for AI-assisted performance management.
@WP Rocket
July 8, 2026 Google Cloud launches C4N instances with 400 Gbps network bandwidth.
@Google Cloud
July 8, 2026 Blesta releases 6.0.0 beta 3.
@Blesta
July 8, 2026 Google Cloud named Leader in Gartner AI Infrastructure Magic Quadrant.
@Google Cloud
July 8, 2026 Traefik releases bug fixes for middleware, Kubernetes, and ACME.
@Traefik
July 8, 2026 Qualys positions Enterprise TruRisk Management as central risk operations platform for cloud and container findings.
@Qualys
July 8, 2026 Virtualizor releases 3.2.9 patch with VM migration and Docker fixes.
@Virtualizor
July 8, 2026 Extendify launches Code, an AI agentic app-building platform for hosting partners.
@Extendify
July 8, 2026 Cloudflare develops Meerkat distributed consensus service for global control-plane state.
@Cloudflare
July 8, 2026 Barman releases 3.19.0 and 3.19.1 with cloud storage restore and backup export features.
@PostgreSQL
July 7, 2026 Certbot releases version 5.7.0.
@Certbot
July 7, 2026 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS delivers bare-metal automation and mixed virtualization support.
@Ubuntu
July 7, 2026 Qualys becomes launch partner in Cisco Cloud Control Studio platform.
@Qualys
July 7, 2026 Bitdeer deploys datacenters in Tennessee and Kentucky.
@Data Center Dynamics
July 7, 2026 Detectify launches Apex Discovery for automated organization domain attribution.
@Detectify
July 7, 2026 InMotion Hosting marks 25 years of continuous independent ownership.
@InMotion Hosting
July 7, 2026 Percona Operator for MySQL 1.2.0 adds cross-site replication and encrypted backups.
@Percona
July 7, 2026 MariaDB releases TAF 3.0 with automated performance change detection.
@MariaDB
July 7, 2026 Hostinger integrates Patchstack vulnerability scanning into Node.js hosting.
@Hostinger
July 7, 2026 OVHcloud details Object Storage S3 compatibility and multiclass portfolio architecture.
@OVHcloud
July 7, 2026 Joomla releases 6.1.2 and 5.4.7 security updates.
@Joomla
July 7, 2026 Fastly named 2026 Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice for edge.
@Fastly
July 6, 2026 Mawson expands data center operations into Texas market.
@Data Center Dynamics
July 6, 2026 GoDaddy may exit India over registrant identity disclosure ruling.
@Domain Incite
July 6, 2026 Cloudflare launches Workers Cache, a tiered edge-caching layer for serverless functions.
@Cloudflare

Last week (29th June - 5th July)

July 5, 2026 Roundcube releases 1.6 LTS update with security fixes.
@Roundcube
July 3, 2026 AdminBolt releases 1.2.1 with new BoltTerminal module.
@AdminBolt
July 3, 2026 EdgeConneX claims 10GW development pipeline for future capacity.
@Data Center Dynamics
July 3, 2026 MariaDB releases 13.1 preview with JSON operators and security features.
@MariaDB
July 3, 2026 SoftBank launches SB Neo subsidiary to sell US AI infrastructure access.
@The Stack
July 3, 2026 Virtualizor releases 3.2.9 patch with Docker Manager and firewall improvements.
@Virtualizor
July 2, 2026 FBI seizes NetNut domains operated by Alarum Technologies over botnet abuse.
@Krebs on Security
July 2, 2026 ModSecurity releases v2.21.0 with bug fixes and deprecated feature removal.
@ModSecurity
July 2, 2026 Polish data center facilities to reach 790MW compute capacity by 2030.
@Data Center Dynamics
July 2, 2026 OWASP CRS releases v4.28.0 with security fixes and new attack detections.
@OWASP CRS
July 2, 2026 UpCloud appoints founder Joel Pihlajamaa as Chief Executive Officer.
@UpCloud
July 2, 2026 Your.Online acquires Blacknight Solutions, Ireland's ICANN registrar.
@Domain Incite
July 2, 2026 Liftoff migrates to HAProxy, reducing costs 87.6% and improving latency 75%.
@HAProxy
July 2, 2026 Percona patches high-severity CVEs in MySQL 5.7 and 8.0 ELS builds.
@Percona
July 2, 2026 DNSdist releases version 2.1.0.
@PowerDNS
July 2, 2026 AdminBolt 1.2.0 adds CloudLinux and LiteSpeed as first-class integrations.
@AdminBolt
July 1, 2026 Accelsius and ZutaCore attract major strategic investments in two-phase liquid cooling technology.
@Uptime Institute
July 1, 2026 Pressable expands MCP server with new WordPress management tools.
@Pressable
July 1, 2026 AWS EKS introduces Kubernetes version rollback within seven days.
@AWS Cloud
July 1, 2026 CloudPanel adds Node.js 24 LTS, MariaDB 12.3, and Ubuntu 26.04 support.
@CloudPanel
July 1, 2026 Nextcloud launches ISV Partner Program for specialized app developers.
@Nextcloud
July 1, 2026 Cloudflare blocks AI crawlers from ad-supported sites by default September 2026.
@The Register
July 1, 2026 Cloudflare launches Monetization Gateway for usage-based asset charging.
@Cloudflare
July 1, 2026 Cloudflare launches AI search transparency tools and content-monetization initiatives.
@Cloudflare
July 1, 2026 Citrix releases XenServer 9 hypervisor targeting cost-conscious virtualization customers.
@The Register
July 1, 2026 Liberty Global and Telefónica pursue £2 billion Netomnia acquisition under CMA review.
@The Register
July 1, 2026 Nippon Gateway Infrastructure acquires datacenter assets from NEC.
@Data Center Dynamics
July 1, 2026 Nextcloud Hub 26 adds Euro-Office as integrated office suite option.
@Nextcloud
July 1, 2026 Google Cloud clears Dutch government privacy assessment for public sector use.
@Google Cloud
July 1, 2026 Hostinger launches Ecommerce platform with multi-channel selling and AI features.
@Hostinger
July 1, 2026 JetBackup releases v5.4.1 with security and restore reliability improvements.
@JetBackup
June 30, 2026 Citrix patches six NetScaler vulnerabilities including memory-safety flaws.
@The Stack
June 30, 2026 AWS launches CloudFormation Express mode for faster iterative deployments.
@AWS Cloud
June 30, 2026 AWS launches C9g and C9gd EC2 instances with Graviton5 processors.
@AWS Cloud
June 30, 2026 Qualcomm announces AI250-series Dragonfly systems with stacked memory compute architecture.
@The Register
June 30, 2026 AWS Certificate Manager adds ACME protocol support for automated TLS certificate management.
@AWS Cloud
June 30, 2026 Cockroach Labs plans Agentic Database Cloud product launch later this year.
@The Register
June 30, 2026 AWS launches Graviton5-powered C9g and C9gd instances for AI workloads.
@Data Center Knowledge
June 30, 2026 Bluehost launches AI Store, an automated WooCommerce management platform.
@Bluehost
June 30, 2026 Percona Operator for PostgreSQL 3.0.0 enables community-built container images.
@Percona
June 30, 2026 Pressable ships major MCP expansion with WP-CLI, backups, SSL, and bulk operations.
@Pressable
June 30, 2026 Google launches TPU Co joint venture to deploy 500MW of AI datacenter capacity.
@The Stack
June 30, 2026 Equinix launches HK6 data center in Hong Kong.
@Equinix
June 30, 2026 IDRBT's .bank.in registrar exposed banking domain credentials via unauthenticated APIs.
@The Register
June 29, 2026 ModSecurity v3 patches security flaws in parser and UTF-8 handling.
@ModSecurity
June 29, 2026 PowerDNS releases auth 5.1.3 update.
@PowerDNS
June 29, 2026 Percona skips MySQL 8.4.9 and 9.7.0 to fold upstream CVE fixes into next releases.
@Percona
June 29, 2026 OVHcloud and Sopra Steria launch compliant Landing Zone for Canadian public sector.
@OVHcloud
June 29, 2026 BT and Verizon form $4 billion joint venture for international enterprise networking.
@The Register
June 29, 2026 Meta debuts Vistara ASIC for pooling DDR4 memory across server fleet.
@The Register
June 29, 2026 Linux Foundation launches Akrites to coordinate open-source software security.
@MuyComputerPro
June 29, 2026 Blackstone and Google launch TPU Co. data center joint venture with $5 billion investment.
@The Stack
June 29, 2026 SUSE and Openchip partner to develop sovereign European cloud infrastructure stack.
@MuyComputerPro